001package org.cache2k.configuration;
002
003/*
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022
023/**
024 * If the configuration bean has additional sub configuration beans, then it implements this interface.
025 * Section are essentially Java beans. The mechanism is intended to allow extension modules to come with
026 * an additional configuration, but, at the same time, do not let the core API depend on it.
027 *
028 * @author Jens Wilke
029 * @see org.cache2k.Cache2kBuilder#with(ConfigurationSectionBuilder[])
030 */
031public interface ConfigurationWithSections {
032
033  ConfigurationSectionContainer getSections();
034
035}